Chauffeur’s permit; form; possession requirement; fee; term

Pursuant to rules and regulations prescribed by the commissioner, each chauffeur employed by a limousine carrier shall register with the commissioner and secure a permit as a limousine chauffeur. A chauffeur’s permit issued under this subsection shall be upon a form prescribed by the Page: 615 Job Path: @mfgmic/west/stcodes/ga/repl/qj04040.63 Date: 06/30/04 Time: 20:58:43 0000 42051-21 (QS) GA 04 RV34 -- 3rd RUN MOTOR CARRIERS commissioner and shall bear thereon a distinguishing number assigned to the permittee, the full name and a photograph of the permittee, and such other information or identification as is required by the commissioner. Every chauffeur employed by a limousine carrier shall have his or her chauffeur’s permit in his or her immediate possession at all times while operating a limousine. All applications for a chauffeur’s permit shall be accompanied by such fee as the commissioner shall prescribe. The chauffeur’s permit shall be valid for four calendar years. The commissioner may issue a chauffeur’s permit by mail. (Code 1981, § 46-7-85.9, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1238, § 2; Ga. L. 2000, p. 951, § 9-4; Ga. L. 2004, p. 366, § 19.) The 2004 amendment, effective July 1, 2004, substituted ‘‘four calendar years’’ for ‘‘two calendar years’’ at the end of the next to the last sentence.